On Tuesday, I joined Serena Bishop Gordon, the second-place finisher in the Unbound XL, and Yuri Hauswald, the 2015 Unbound 200 champion, on a casual 92-mile ride from Lawrence, Kansas, to Emporia.

Rides will have different launch times. • The XL 350 launches at 3 p.m. Friday from Eighth and Commercial streets in downtown Emporia. • The Elite Men 200-mile category starts at 5:50 a.m ...